# 竹 — Bamboo

Frequency rank 1007 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 徳 (Virtue), less common than 央 (Center).

- On’yomi: ちく
- Kun’yomi: たけ
- Radical: 竹 Bamboo (Kangxi 118)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

The character 竹 (bamboo) looks like two bamboo stalks side by side — tall, segmented poles with leaves shooting off at angles.

In words:

- 竹 たけ — bamboo,middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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